There is nothing wrong with discussing the possible symbolism of blood in sleuthing a murder. Spilled blood as atonement for sin has a long history stretching back thousands of years across continents and across religions. The Mayans practiced human sacrifice with the blood being allowed to cascade down the steps of the Mayan pyramids. The symbolism of blood has morphed over the centuries and we see it in Orthodox Jewish practices and in Catholic and Protestant communion where the blood of Jesus is symbolized and consumed in the wine.
Discussing blood atonement in early Mormonism is no different than discussing The Inquisition - it is history and is not done today. Correct me if I am wrong, but we cannot learn about from the past if we do not allow free speech concerning our history.
There are plenty of murderers who kill for religious reasons and this does not cast aspersions on religion, rather we understand that these people are deranged. In my opinion, which I expressed in another post, I believe Arias has a blood phobia and was enraged that Travis' murder made such a mess. If she dropped the knife and screamed, it was at his thwarting her neat plan to enjoy stabbing him and seeing his pain while not having to mop up or see blood.
There is no evidence that she cared about Travis atoning for anything, no evidence that she was anything but a religious opportunist. IMO, she liked the glitz of the PPL conventions, the hot hot parties and the instant acceptance she received there as a middle class or upper middle class person as opposed to the lower class parasite she really was.
There is no need to bash exMormons or anyone else conducting a reasonable discussion of blood atonement in the West or in the East, the past or in the present as it might relate to a murder in question.
We are all after the same thing--justice for Travis.
Beautifully expressed!!!
However, I do suspect Jodi had the much-written-about Mormon "blood atonement" act in mind when she slit Travis' throat. In fact, I don't put it past her to have used that stray cup in the shower to taste some of TA's blood.
Jodi is extraordinarily sick.
Anything is possible with her -- the weirder, the more plausible. I mean:
-- Doing a headstand in the police interrogation room?
-- Searching through the police waste basket?
-- Butchering and shooting a guy in 62-seconds?
-- Leaving a camera documenting all of this in a WASHING MACHINE?
-- A murder that starts in a shower as if straight out of "Psycho?"
-- Telling a jury you thought Mormon practice didn't allow vaginal sex but anal sex was sanctioned -- so you brought plenty of KY-Jelly?
-- Acting like a **advertiser censored** yet sending an *anonymous* threatening email to a girl about her alleged "whoredom"?
-- Sleeping under someone's
Xmas tree when they clearly don't even want you in their home?
In my mind, the only thing missing from the above list is slitting your ex-lover's throat as if conducting an old-fashioned Mormon blood atonement.
Lastly, the theory about JA having a blood phobia is interesting. But I can't see stabbing someone nearly 30 times when you have a fear of blood.
Plus, didn't she say she'd considered moving to SF to join a vampire cult? Maybe she has a blood thing, but the total opposite (like Angelina Jolie)?
It's a motion preventing the disclosure of the detailed defense billing records that they have to submit to be compensated by the State.
